A case report of embolized umbilical venous catheter retrieval from the heart via femoral access in 660 g premature neonate
An extremely premature infant born at a gestational age 24 5/7 and birth weight of 637 g was found to have retained a distal segment of an umbilical venous catheter (UVC) on chest radiograph after removal of the UVC. The catheter was retrieved by interventional radiology on day 10 of life when the b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-11-01
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Series: | Radiology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043319302912 |